Becoming an immortal against the will of heaven

Lu Sheng sneered inwardly. Even knowing Chen Tian's methods were extraordinary, he had secretly prepared a scheme. He only needed to obtain the two treasures later to kill Chen Tian and then leave calmly.

In fact, he had set a trap the moment he discovered Chen Tian's presence, luring Chen Tian in step by step.

Lu Sheng was extremely pleased at this moment. He cursed Chen Tian for being foolish, unaware of the trap, and even foolishly joining forces with him. Lu Sheng decided that once he had used Chen Tian, he would immediately kill him to avoid future troubles!

Thinking this, a trace of mockery flashed across Lu Sheng's face. Then, he led Chen Tian through the roads that had not yet collapsed, rushing towards the cave again.

As for Chen Tian, he remained expressionless, following behind Lu Sheng, flying forward silently. Soon, the two of them arrived twenty feet away from the cave.

However, upon reaching this position, they did not continue forward. Instead, they stopped and concealed all the aura on their bodies.

Not far from where they stood lay a corpse, its entire body black. A large hole had been torn open in its abdomen, and the nascent soul within was gone.

This corpse was the white-robed man who had entered with Lu Sheng, but now he would remain here forever.

The corpse was placed not far in front of the two, its face extremely狰狞 and eye-catching. However, Chen Tian and Lu Sheng deliberately avoided looking at it, focusing instead on the cave in front of the corpse.

The golden beetles, unable to catch up with Lu Sheng and blocked by the collapsed通道, had slowly returned to the cave.

However, they probably sensed the presence of Chen Tian and Lu Sheng's aura, so they did not rush back underground but hovered in the cave, constantly flying around.

The lotus stone platform still floated quietly in the air, surrounded by these golden beetles.

"What's going on?"

After glancing at the situation inside the cave, Lu Sheng seemed to have discovered something and couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

Chen Tian turned to look at him, his expression calm. "What's wrong, Fellow Daoist Lu? Is there something amiss?"

"Fellow Daoist Yang, look quickly, isn't half of the lotus stone platform missing?" Hearing Chen Tian's words, Lu Sheng came back to his senses from his shock and pointed to the situation in the cave, saying to Chen Tian.

Chen Tian glanced at it indifferently. In fact, he had known about the abnormality of the lotus stone platform for a long time, after all, he was the one who caused it.

However, Chen Tian would naturally not reveal the truth in front of Lu Sheng. After a cursory glance, he pretended to be surprised and said, "That's true. How could half of the lotus stone platform suddenly disappear for no reason?"

At this time, Lu Sheng had calmed down from his initial shock. After quickly thinking in his mind, he locked his gaze on Chen Tian and asked in a cold voice, "Fellow Daoist Yang, could this abnormality on the lotus stone platform be your doing?"

Lu Sheng suddenly thought that after he left, the only person who could enter the cave was Chen Tian, so he couldn't help but suspect him.

"Fellow Daoist Lu, what do you mean by this?" Seeing Lu Sheng's suspicious expression, Chen Tian's face suddenly darkened, and he feigned anger, "I have already made it clear that after you left, I did intend to go in. However, because there were still many beetles in the cave, knowing that I was no match for them, I did not rush in but quickly retreated. Why are you slandering me like this? What are your intentions?"

"This..."

Hearing Chen Tian's righteous rebuttal, Lu Sheng was stunned.

Indeed, as Chen Tian said, he was very clear about how powerful these golden beetles were. He and the white-robed man joined forces were no match for them, how could Chen Tian be their opponent alone?

Besides, even if Chen Tian had the ability to enter the cave, the golden beetles would have returned quickly, and Chen Tian would not have had the time to destroy the lotus stone platform.

After speaking, Chen Tian suddenly turned his head, wanting to walk back.

"Hey, Fellow Daoist Yang, let's talk things over properly, don't rush to leave!" Seeing Chen Tian's actions, Lu Sheng instantly panicked and hurriedly stopped him.

"Hmph, what's there to talk about? If there isn't even this bit of trust, then what's the point of forming an alliance? It's better to part ways early and have some peace and quiet." At this time, Chen Tian still pretended to be angry, his expression cold.

Seeing this, Lu Sheng couldn't help but smile bitterly, then bowed deeply to Chen Tian, sincerely saying, "I misspoke just now, I hope Fellow Daoist Yang can forgive my petty fault and forget these unpleasant things. Let's continue to join forces and seize the treasure."

Obviously, Lu Sheng admitted defeat.

In fact, Chen Tian had already known that this would be the result, so after laughing triumphantly in his heart, he slowly turned around and nodded, "Alright, I'll pretend that what happened just now didn't happen. However, there is one thing I must remind Fellow Daoist Lu, this is the only time, absolutely no exception. If you make wild guesses again, then Yang will definitely turn around and leave, never to return, understand?"

"Understood, understood! I guarantee, there will definitely be no next time." Hearing Chen Tian's instructions, Lu Sheng's forehead dripped with cold sweat, and he hurriedly apologized.

He was very clear that without Chen Tian, it would be impossible for him to break into this cave with his own strength alone.

So, in order to avoid any complications, he had to temporarily suppress the doubts in his heart and not provoke Chen Tian.

Looking at Lu Sheng's humble appearance, Chen Tian was almost going crazy with joy in his heart, but his face was still calm. After frowning, he asked in confusion, "Fellow Daoist Lu, in your opinion, what happened to this lotus stone platform? Why did it suddenly become like this?"

"This..." Lu Sheng pondered for a while, then frowned and said, "Although the specifics cannot be investigated, it may be the work of those golden beetles. After all, these beetles are extremely strange, who knows what their nature is? Maybe they went crazy and wantonly destroyed things in the cave to vent their anger."

"Oh, so that's how it is, Fellow Daoist Lu, what a brilliant insight!"

After hearing Lu Sheng's explanation, Chen Tian immediately praised him, but in Chen Tian's heart, a trace of sarcasm couldn't help but emerge!